This is one of favorite photos of Martin. It happened to be in central Iceland when we spent some time there a few years ago. But the geography doesn't really matter. What matters is that he was in a desolate and beautiful place, going from one place to another, all alone. I felt that the same...

Just back from ICRS 2010 in St Louis. As cities go, St Louis was really nice, so long as you don't want to do anything but look at an arch. And it was 100 degrees (though I'll admit that was, technically, outside -- a place I rarely ventured). Still, the show was cozy inside the downtown "America...

Awww. I lived in St. Louis for a few years and loved the zoo, the park, art museum, Grant's Farm, and more. It was a good (and inexpensive) place to have a family.
The roads (potholes) and weather I didn't enjoy so much.

Just back from ICRS 2010 in St Louis. As cities go, St Louis was really nice, so long as you don't want to do anything but look at an arch. And it was 100 degrees (though I'll admit that was, technically, outside -- a place I rarely ventured). Still, the show was cozy inside the downtown "America...